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WAN Overview: Page - 1
WAN Overview: Page - 1
WAN Overview: Page - 1
Today most organization's computer networks need to stretch beyond the simple local area network. Businesses need to support multiple branches, offices, and remote workers, they need secure data connections, and continuous data connectivity for things like videoconferencing and teleconferencing. Today many of these services can be delivered over the public internet with data secured and protected through VPN tunnels, however sometimes, specialized dedicated WAN services are necessary to support a company's infrastructure. Understanding WAN protocols and services becomes a necessary skill for any IT networking specialist.
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Protocol LAPB - Link Access Procedure Balanced LAPD - Link Access Procedure D Channel LAPF - Link Access Procedure Frame PPP - Point-To-Point Protocol Cisco HDLC - High-level Data Link Control
WAN Technology X.25 ISDN Frame Relay Serial Switched Cisco Serial
Header Flag Address Control Protocol 8 bit delimiter 01111110 8 or 16 bits Variable length, 0 or more bits 16 or 32 bits 8 bit delimiter 01111110 Data FCS Flag
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